List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1930s)
1930
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Gadsden Purchase half dollar
(cancelled) |
James Gadsden[1] | Map of New Mexico, Arizona, and El Paso[1] | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | None authorized or minted | Never available |
1932
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | George Washington Bicentennial half dollar[2]
(cancelled) [Note 1] |
George Washington | Unknown | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | None authorized or minted | Never available |
Circulating coins
Denomination | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Mintage | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25¢ | Washington quarter [Note 2] | George Washington | Eagle | Circulation:[3] | ||
50¢ | George Washington Bicentennial half dollar[2]
(cancelled) [Note 3] |
George Washington | Unknown | None |
1933
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar | Native American standing in front of a US map | Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
6,000,000 (max 1926–1939 total) Uncirculated: |
1933 |
1934
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar | Native American standing in front of a US map | Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 6 coins were for assay. D[5] |
1934 | ||
50¢ | Maryland Tercentenary half dollar | Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | Arms of Maryland | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (max) Uncirculated: |
1934 | ||
50¢ | Texas Centennial half dollar | Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas | Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
1,500,000 (max 1934–1938 total) Uncirculated: Only 61,463 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 113 coins were for assay. (P)[7] |
1934 | ||
50¢ | Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar | Daniel Boone | Frontiersman facing an Native American | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
600,000 (max 1934–1938 total) Uncirculated: The additional 7 coins were for assay. (P)[8] |
1934 |
1935
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Texas Centennial half dollar | Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas | Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
12 defective coins were melted. The additional 8 coins were for assay. (P) |
1935 | ||
50¢ | Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar | Daniel Boone | Frontiersman facing an Native American | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 10 coins were for assay. A copper experimental piece is rumored to exist. (P) |
1935 | ||
50¢ | Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
(1934 on reverse) |
Daniel Boone | Frontiersman facing an Native American, "1934" in field | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Pattern:[11]
1 S (copper) Uncirculated: The additional 8 coins were for assay. (P) |
1935 | ||
50¢ | Arkansas Centennial half dollar | Native American and Liberty | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
500,000 (max 1935–1939 total) Uncirculated: The additional 12 coins were for assay. (P) |
1935 | ||
50¢ | California Pacific International Exposition half dollar | Minerva and other elements of the Seal of California | California Tower and Chapel of St. Francis, Balboa Park, San Diego | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
250,000 (max 1935–1936 total) Uncirculated: Only 70,132 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 132 coins were for assay. S[13] |
1935 | ||
50¢ | Connecticut Tercentenary half dollar | Charter Oak | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 18 coins were for assay. (P)[14] |
1935 | ||
50¢ | Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollar | The Half Moon | Seal of the city of Hudson | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
10,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 8 coins were for assay. (P)[15] |
1935 | ||
50¢ | Old Spanish Trail half dollar | The head of a cow | Yucca plant superimposed on map of the Gulf Coast states | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
10,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 8 coins were for assay. (P)[16] |
1935 |
1936
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar | Native American standing in front of a US map | Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 6 coins were for assay. (P) |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Texas Centennial half dollar | Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas | Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 8,911 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 8 coins were for assay. (P) |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar | Daniel Boone | Frontiersman facing an Native American, "1934" in field | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 12 coins were for assay. (P) |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Arkansas Centennial half dollar | Native American and Liberty | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 9,660 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 10 coins were for assay. (P) |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Arkansas-Robinson half dollar | Joseph T. Robinson | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (min) Uncirculated: The additional 15 coins were for assay. (P)[21] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | California Pacific International Exposition half dollar | Minerva and other elements of the Seal of California | California Tower and Chapel of St. Francis, Balboa Park, San Diego | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 30,092 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 92 coins were for assay. D[22] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Cleveland Centennial half dollar | Moses Cleaveland | Map of the Great Lakes with cities marked by stars and with a compass point marking Cleveland | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
50,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 30 coins were for assay. (P)[23] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Wisconsin Territorial Centennial half dollar | Arm holding pickax with a pile of rocks | Badger, three arrows, and an olive branch | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (min) Uncirculated: The additional 15 coins were for assay. (P)[24] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Long Island Tercentenary half dollar | Native American and Dutch settler | Dutch sailing vessel | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
100,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 81,826 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 53 coins were for assay. (P)[25] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | York County, Maine Tercentenary half dollar | Brown’s Garrison | York County Seal | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
30,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 15 coins were for assay. (P)[26] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Bridgeport, Connecticut, Centennial half dollar | P.T. Barnum | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (min) Uncirculated: The additional 15 coins were for assay. (P)[27] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Lynchburg Sesquicentennial half dollar | Bust of Carter Glass | Liberty | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
20,000 (min) Uncirculated: The additional 13 coins were for assay. (P)[28] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollar | Bust of a pioneer | Pioneer family | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 20,015 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 15 coins were for assay. (P)[29] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Albany Charter half dollar | Beaver | Thomas Dongan, Pieter Schuyler, and Robert Livingston | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 17,671 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 13 coins were for assay. (P)[30] |
1936 | ||
50¢ | San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge half dollar | Grizzly Bear | San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
200,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 71,424 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 55 coins were for assay. (P)[31] |
1936–37[32] | ||
50¢ | Rhode Island Tercentenary half dollar | Roger Williams meeting a Native American | Anchor; adaptation of the Seal of Rhode Island | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
50,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 13 coins were for assay. (P) |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Cincinnati Musical Center half dollar | Bust of Stephen Foster | Allegorical figure with lyre | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
15,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 5 coins were for assay. (P) |
1936 | ||
50¢ | Columbia, South Carolina Sesquicentennial half dollar | Justice holding a sword and scales | Palmetto tree | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 7 coins were for assay. (P) |
1936 |
1937
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar | Native American standing in front of a US map | Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 8 coins were for assay. D[36] |
1937 | ||
50¢ | Texas Centennial half dollar | Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas | Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 1,434 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 5 coins were for assay. (P) |
1937 | ||
50¢ | Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar | Daniel Boone | Frontiersman facing an Native American, "1934" in field | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 9,810 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 10 coins were for assay. (P) |
1937 | ||
50¢ | Arkansas Centennial half dollar | Native American and Liberty | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 5 coins were for assay. (P) |
1937 | ||
50¢ | Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar (dated 1936) | City seal of Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk's ceremonial mace | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 16,936 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 13 coins were for assay. (P)[40] |
1937 | ||
50¢ | Delaware Tercentenary half dollar (dated 1936) | Old Swedes Church | Kalmar Nyckel | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (min) Uncirculated: Only 20,993 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 15 were for assay. (P)[41] |
1937 | ||
50¢ | Battle of Gettysburg half dollar (dated 1936) | Union and Confederate soldiers | Union and Confederate shields separated by a fasces | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
50,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 26,928 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 28 coins were for assay. (P)[42] |
1937 | ||
50¢ | Roanoke Island, North Carolina half dollar | Walter Raleigh | Ellinore Dare holding her child, Virginia Dare | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (min) Uncirculated: Only 29,030 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 30 coins were for assay. (P)[43] |
1937 | ||
50¢ | Battle of Antietam half dollar | George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee | Burnside's Bridge | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
50,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 18,028 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 28 coins were for assay. (P)[44] |
1937 | ||
50¢ | New Rochelle 250th Anniversary half dollar (dated 1938) | John Pell and "Fatte Calfe" | Fleur de lis | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
25,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 15,266 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 15 coins were for assay. (P)[45] |
1938 |
1938
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar | Native American standing in front of a US map | Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 6 coins were for assay. (P) |
1938 | ||
50¢ | Texas Centennial half dollar | Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas | Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 3,780 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 5 coins were for assay. (P) |
1938 | ||
50¢ | Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar | Daniel Boone | Frontiersman facing an Native American, "1934" in field | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 2,100 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 5 coins were for assay. (P) |
1938 | ||
50¢ | Arkansas Centennial half dollar | Native American and Liberty | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 6 coins were for assay. (P) |
1938 | ||
50¢ | Coronado Expedition half dollar
(cancelled) |
Unknown | Unknown | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | None authorized or minted | Never available |
1939
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar | Native American standing in front of a US map | Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 4 coins were for assay. (P) |
1939 | ||
50¢ | Arkansas Centennial half dollar | Native American and Liberty | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 4 coins were for assay. (P) |
1939 |
Notes
- ^1 The George Washington Bicentennial half dollar was originally proposed as a traditional non-circulating commemorative coin. However, President Herbert Hoover vetoed the proposal in 1930.
- ^2 The Washington quarter was originally intended to be struck in 1932 only. The design was found to be popular with the public, and was produced again in 1934 (no quarters were struck in 1933). The coin has been in production as a regular issue coin ever since, although the 1932 quarter is considered the only commemorative eagle reverse Washington quarter.[52]
- ^3 The George Washington Bicentennial half dollar was again proposed as a circulation coin. Washington was to appear on the half dollar for one year only in 1932. However, due to the lack of demand because of the Great Depression, no half dollars were minted for circulation for three years from 1930 to 1932. Washington quarters were struck instead.
References
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- ^ a b Bowers 2006
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- ^ "1935 Hudson Sesquicentennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1935 Old Spanish Trail Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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- ^ "1936 Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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